Frantic grindcore trio Trap Them does an exemplary job of keeping their music ensconced in the nefarious clutches of metal’s seething underbelly as heard on latest release DARKER HANDCRAFT. Meshing pulsating D-beat drums with ‘90s Swedish death metal buzzsaw guitars (“The Facts”), Trap Them merge dark, heavy, and catchy (“Evictionaries”) to create a maelstrom of unsettling uneasiness. Possessing the ability to punish both with velocity (“Saintpeelers”) or a dreaded slow crawl (“Scars Align”), Trap Them has developed an organically derived form of misanthropy that provides the perfect soundtrack to obliteration. If you dig Converge, Cursed, and Entombed, this is your new favorite album. www.prostheticrecords.com
- Mike SOS